Topic: From Boccaccio to Sandra Petrignani. To this day, the
short story reflects an artistic vibrancy that resounds in daily
concerns of the various regions of Italy. The long and rich tradition
of the Italian short story will be studied both thematically and
geographically, investigating historical and contemporary typologies
of the genre. Readings will include short stories by Giovanni
Boccaccio, Matteo Bandello, Antonfrancesco Grazzini, Isabella Teotochi
Albrizzi, Giovanni Verga, Italo Svevo, Luigi Pirandello, Grazia
Deledda, Dino Buzzati, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italo Calvino, and Sandra
Petrignani. Taught in Italian.